Flangeway-guard



' J. W. 0RROCK.

FLANGE WAY GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1920.

1,384,333, Patented July 12, 1921.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8. 1920.

1,384,333, ted July 12, 1921.

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UNITED STATES-PATEN Jorm wrnsoiv 033001;, or WESTMOUNT, QUEBEC, bananaTo all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. ORRooK, subjectof the King of England,residing at WVestmount, in the Province ofQuebec and Dominion of Canada,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flange way-Guards,of which the following is a specification. a

his invention relates to an improvement in flange-way guards for railwayrailsto be used at road or grade crossings and in shop floors and thelike where the floor is level with the top of therail and it isnecdistinguished from essary to provide a groove or channel for wheelflange clearance and to protect the floor from being damaged by vehiclespassing transversely over therailsa a v primary object of the inventionis to provide a guard adapted to be carried en'- tirely by the railwhich has the advantage of avoiding interference with tie plates andtrack fastenmgs, and furthermore keeps the guard to a true line andsurface with the rail as it moves under the influence of pass-- ingWheel loads; Heretofore, it has been the general practice to attach orsupport the guard directly or indirectly on the tie as a C support whichsolely engages the rail and is free from all con-v nection with the tiesor traclgfastenings; On the contrary, the present invention contemplates the provision of a rail carried ing the guard directly totheflange-way guard which will effectively function as an integralpartofthe rail after application thereto. a

further object of the inventlon is to pro simple and practical meansfor-clamp rail at varying intervals that may beconveniently selectedwith reference to the tie and joint spacing to thereby enable/theinstallation to be easily and quickly made witha minimum of labor, whileat i the same, time maintaining a low subsequent cost of maintenancewhich mav teriallyl enhances the practical value and utility of theimprovement. 1

With the above and other objects inaview which will more readilyiappearas the nature of the invention is better understood, the, same consistsin the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts'hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

vide a 1' that is adapted j FLANGEWAY GI ARD. 1

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention isshown in theaccompanying drawings, in which figure l is a sideelevation of a portionof the IIDIJI'OVQCl fflangeway guard applied to a rail, and illustratingthe relative spac 111%9f the stands or supports therefor,

1g. 2 1s avertical"cross-section of an charactenby providinga devicewhich is carried entlrely by and withthe rail. That any part of thedevice with the tie or element ofthe road: bed, because of thefexistenceo the-'wellknown wave'motion of the rails ;under the influence "ofpassing OFFICE; i 1 'v Patented July 12, 1921. 1 ApplicationfiledSeptember s, 1920. serial No. i I

proposed to avoid connecting other wheel loads which causes the rail tomove w relatively independentofjits fastenings, and) in installationswherein the guard rests on or is spiked to the tires there'is adifferential movement betweennthe guard and the rail which frequentlyproduces precisely the results intendedto be avoided of the wheelflange-way.

Accordingly, drawings it is proposed to tially troughed or channeled:guard member side of the rail "R and soformed as toprovide a relativelylong outside flange ,2, a relatively short inside flange 3,.an'd an in?by provision as will beapparent from the i provide a substan- 9 5 to befittedto the running 7 tel-mediate floor portion 4. In the case of theflange 2, it will be observedlthat the same is preferablyinclinedupwardly and terminates asat2 flushlyzrwith'the grade of theroad crossing, whilethemflange 3isto: fit snuglyvbeneath the in--beveled as at 3 flared at f as shown in clined under side of the head ofthe rail R. The end section of thi Iguard is preferably i 5. V Therelatively flat floor portion 4 of the guard maybe convenientlyutilizedto pro-' vide a plurality of: fastening receiving openings 5, spaced onpredetermined centers, to readily accommodate various road conditionsand requirements of installation with respect tol theplacing and fittingof the novel guard supports orstands designated generally as S. That "isto say, the stands by reason of, the plurality of points of attachmentto the guard may any suitable and convenient interval, as between theties or joints, to give the desired upporting effect to the guardQ 1 Inconnection with the. stands S it is to be observed that each essentiallyincludes the guard, and means means for supporting thebase of the railfor securely v grlpping I to hold the stand inplace. .To this end it isproposed tomake the stand proper inany desiredway,'one example being asuitable metallic, platewhich may be conveniently bent and cut toprovidethe' nejcessaryelements for facilitating the seating of the sameon the base flange of the-rail. That is.

to say, it is proposed to provide a-body element 6 having the relativelyflat crown or for supporting the floor of, end 8 of the body extendsdownwardly; in an inclined plane to provide the rail flange engagingfoot 9 for. resting upon the base flange of therail adjacent the webthereof, ,Theopposite sides of the body 6 of the stands are preferablyformed withthe metal tongues V 10 which are bent downwardly to engage ofthe rail.

' and-the foot9, the

' tion' upper face-of the base flange" It will thus be apparent thatthrough the cooperation of the tongues 10 body 6 of the stand iseffectivelybraced whenvpositioned on the upper side of the base flangeof the rail.

the inclined 'And,;in order to, maintain the stand in its properposition,-the depending skirt por- 11 off the body 6 is provided nwithan ""gopening 12 for .receivlngrthe threaded end in opposition 16 of'thebolt which engages over and about 13 ,of;a securing bolt '14,- wherebythe nut 15 .onjthe said threaded portion 13 may act to the hooked end orhead thebase flange of the rail opposite that to which, the flange-Wayguard 1s applied.

From the foregoing the-manner of application will be apparent but by wayof further explaining the manner of installation it may be pointed'outthat the troughed guard member '1 may be conveniently supported on thetable portion 7' of the stands S at any desired point along its lengthbypassing a suitable bolt B or equivalent coupling element in one of theopenings 15 .in the floor of the guard and be placed 7 at the opening 7in the table portion 7 Upon determining the desired location of theystands S'with reference to the guard, and fittingthe same in'positionatthe gage side of the rail, the tie or fastening bolts 14 may beplaced'inthe position shown in Fig. 2, whereby the tightening of the nut 15 willfirmly anchor the stand in place by shifting the bolt transverselyacross the under side of the rail base in such a manner that the hook orhead portion 1 6 thereof will firmly bind or grip the opposite railflange in a manner which will beobvious'. V I Also from Fig. '2 of thedrawings, more particularly, it will be observed that the assembledstructure provides through the medium .of the flange 3 of the guardmember, the foot 9 and tongues 10 ofthe stand,.such an arrangement,located substantially With-- in the fishing space of the rail, thatwhen. the fastening bolt 14: or its, equivalent isscrewed into positionit will have the effect Withoutfurther description it is thought theinvention'will be readily apparent, and it will ofv course be understoodthat various changes-in the proportion, and minor detailsof constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.or scope of'the appended claims.

'Iclaim: V.

1. A flangeway guard including incombination with the rail, a channeledguard member offset from the gage side of. the

base flange of the that the many features and advantages of. p

rail and having an engagement beneath the headthereof, and a supportingmember fass tened tothe rail base and arranged to suse tain the guardmember in position.

2. A fiangeway guard includingin' (50111-3 bination withthe'rail, aguard element located at the gageside of the rail, and means havinganengagement with both base flanges of therail for holding the said'guardin position.

3zA flangeway guardincluding in combinaton with the rail, a guardelement 10-:

0 catedat the gage side of therail, and means it 1s believed thatengagement with a having a supporting:

for holding the said.

base flange of the rail guard in position g y 4. A flangewayguardincluding in combination with the rail, a guard element located at thegage side'of'the rail and'having a plurality of spaced attachmentopenings, and supportingdevices for the guard adapted to be located atany one of the said spaced openings and having means for engaging a baseflange of the rail to hold the guard in position. i

flangeway guard including in combination with the rail, a guard locatedat the gage side of the rail, a plurality of guard supporting standshaving a supportlng engagement with the upper inclined face of one ofthe base flanges of the rail, and means having a holding engagement witha base flange of the rail for maintaining said supporting stand inposition.

In a flangeway guard, the combination With the rail of a guard memberadapted to'be located at the gage side of the rail head, a plurality ofsupporting stands detachably engaged with the guard member and restingupon the upper inclined face of one of the base flanges of the rail, anda bolt for engaging with the support for the guard member and also withthe opposite base flange of the rail to hold the said supporting standin place. i

7. In a flangeway guard, the combination with a troughed guard memberhaving a portion fitting beneath the rail head,.and a stand for engagingwith the guard and the upper inclined face of the base flange of therail, and means for drawing said stand transversely of the rail totightly wedge the portion of the guard engaging beneath the, rail headagainst the latter as the stand rides up the said inclined face ofthebase flange.

8. In a flangeway guard, the combination with the rail, of a guardmember and sup port therefor each having portions fitting within thefishing space of the rail, and

means for advancing the guard andits support into the fishing spacetoward the web of the rail to secure the same in position.

9. In a flangeWay guard, the combination with the rail, of a guardmember of troughshaped cross section and having one Wall thereof of lessheight than the other and also having an intermediate connecting walland engaging with openings for holdat the gage side of trough shapedcross-section and havingone height than the other and also having anintermediate connecting wall, and means carried by the base of the railand engaging with the guard for holding the same in side of the head ofsaid rail.

11; In 'a flangeway guard, the combination. with the rail, of a troughedguard member, and a stand including a body having a relativelyhorizontal portion for supwall thereof of less porting the guard memberand a downwardly'inclined portion presenting a foot for engaging withthe inclined upper sur-' face of the base flange of the rail adjacentopenings, and means carried"v position at the gage' the Web thereof, aninclined tongue formed from opposite edgesof the body of the stand forengaging the upper inclined face of the base flange of the rail adjacentthe edge thereof, and a device for engaging with the body of the standfor securing the same in position on the rail. I a

12. In a flange-way guard, the combination with the rail, of acontinuous guard member adapted to be positioned at the gage side ofthe; rail, a plurality of supports adapted to be selectively positionedalong the guard member, and means having a holding engagement with therail for maintaining position. I V

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

F. M. DuoKnrr, M..J. MoCANiI.

said supports in a base flange of

